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Had not heard about it but just now searched and you are spot on. No massive air, no huge boulders. Seems she was simply going too fast to squash that lip. Was it a matter of not realizing it was there or what? I'm assuming most riders were just hitting it and clearing that gap. Very odd!

Great reminder why I should never attempt massive drops!

Thanks. Hadn't seen him yet. Just subscribed.

This guy came to the same conclusion as me but with a much better ability to explain the differences. I had initially subscribed to a dozen or so of these whiskey reviewers on YT, but have since dropped all but a few, including this guy, whose no-nonsense approach and keen insights shine through.

Where can this be found? Would love to try it out if still available.

It's another Conti Mountain King Shieldwall 2.3 on 30mm internal rims. It's the last one I have in stock and will be switching to something else in the future. Definitely going to see if I can get it on without the Rimpact today, and if so, will do as you suggest and see if I can stretch it out a bit.

I've been riding my Rimpacts for 4 months without any issues. I've got the original in front and the denser pro model in back. Usually ride around 22psi rear and 18 in front. My rear tire was worn; so I attempted changing my tire prior to riding yesterday. Quickly discovered it was going to be impossible to break the bead with just my hands given the size of that Rimpact Pro. I won't go into all the details, but just breaking the bead involved some tools that I definitely would never have trailside. Once I got the tire unseated and removed the insert, I found indications of impacts very similar to what @WLemke is showing in his pics above, with no indications of damage to my DT Swiss carbon rims. Cleaned up the Rimpact and commenced mounting a new tire, exact same brand / model tire as what I removed. While this is only the second time installing tires on these particular DT Swiss rims, I've installed plenty of tires on my prior set of DT Swiss carbon, as well as on other wheels I've owned over the years, and I've never had trouble getting a tire on with anything more than a couple of flimsy plastic tire levers. This time though, I fought the damn thing for an hour and a half, trying various techniques, and for the life of me couldn't get it past 10 / 2. Eventually had to give up and dust off my back-up bike for a scheduled ride at City Park, which ended up being the second ass-kicking of the day for me. Not sure what to try next. I really don't think it's the Rimpact that is causing me this difficulty, but I suppose I'll try seating the tire without the Rimpact. The original tire had already been seated before I installed the Rimpact in the first place; so maybe there's something to be said for stretching that thing out a bit before trying it with the insert. If that doesn't work, I may have to try some better tire levers. I have two different types now, both plastic. One set has a really nice hook on the end but are too flimsy to work given the tightness of the bead. The other set are really stiff but just slip out when the going gets tight, given they just have a curved end without a true hook.

Any damage to the bike?

We're trying to revive the Brushy Fri morning ride series. So come join when you're ready!

Sorry can we make it 7:45am - 183A Overpass?

Couldn't think of a better time than tomorrow morning to start this thing back up! I'd be good with either a 7:30am or 8am start time if anybody is interested.

No doubt! Went out at 2pm for a quick lunch ride. It was warm but arid, very pleasant. And not a soul in sight with the exception of a few hikers on Picnic! No encounters at all on DD or Rim. Hope the drier air is here to stay!

Another trip to TW this weekend and picked up a couple of bourbons I hadn't yet tried. I've enjoyed the GD #12 on the rocks in the past, but hadn't tried any Dickel product since I started drinking whiskey neat. Saw both good and bad reviews on their new 8yr BOURBON (yes a Tennessee whiskey labeled bourbon). At $29 it was hard to go wrong. It's not bad tasting, but seems watered down to me. Has no chance of becoming a daily drinker when I can spend a bit more and get Four Roses Single Barrel. The Breckenridge 105 is actually really good and has that creamy mouth feel that I've grown to appreciate. I admittedly have not advanced my tasting skills enough to pick out specific flavors on the nose or palate, but I know when something smells and tastes appealing. Worth picking up for $52.99, but there may be better options at that price point. I'm by no means a whiskey connoisseur, but my collection is finally starting to grow, with 4 bourbons and 2 ryes in my cabinet right now. I'm at a point where I'm still trying new stuff, but also going back to the shelf for the value bottles that I know I'll love, like Four Roses Single Barrel and OF 1920.

Got out this morning about 7:30 thinking I was going to have a glorious 2 hours on the bike, but then realized after already finishing Picnic and half of 1/4 Notch that I left my water bottle sitting in the garage. Short ride, but still beat the hell out of 30 min on the elliptical. With the cool early morning temps, I'll definitely be back out there over the weekend.

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Haha yeah! When I first started doing it, I just focused on the drop and being able to stop before slamming into the wall on the other side. It took me quite a few tries before I could tie it all together and get back out the exit without stopping.

This is really great advice for folks just getting into more technical riding. It took me a few solid years of riding 3-4 times per week at BC before I was able to conquer most of the features. My approach during the developmental phase was to go out with the primary objective of having fun and staying fit. Secondarily, I would focus on one or two features per ride that I thought I should be capable of tackling. Initially when I couldn't clear something the first try, I was trying 3-4 times and just getting frustrated. Eventually I adopted the approach of never trying a particular feature more than two times per ride. As my confidence grew and I started clearing more and more features each ride, I adopted the approach of never trying a particular feature more than once per ride, and if I failed, I would focus my next ride on making sure I attacked those same features that tripped me up the last ride. Speaking of BC features, there is one that I love that gets little attention or discussion on this thread. It is the alternate drop when coming E-W on Picnic at the point where you would otherwise turn left towards PicnicX. It's a steep, rockface that requires some finesse braking and cornering, without which you'd be slamming into the adjacent rockface. You also need to maintain enough momentum to get you up the incline at the other end of the horseshoe. Not sure if it has a name, but it's a great feature.

Post-ride refreshment

Do you really mean "inward"? Seems the straighter the bar, the more outward your wrist will be positioned. Adding sweep would point your wrist more inward I think. In any case, you should start by rotating your bars as @ATXZJ suggested. Rotating the bar will give you slight adjustments in sweep (up and back), as well as the position of the grips relative to your bottom bracket and saddle. Some bars come with a scale that measures the rotational movement forward or back from neutral. Lightening your grip and keeping from putting too much of your weight on the bars will definitely help as well, to relieve pressure on the nerve endings in the palm of your hand. Using winged grips can help, but personally I have found that to be more of a crutch than a real solution. If nothing works, you may have to start looking at bar width and stem length as a possible solution.

It does, and I found a setting where the watch was using both the Altimeter and Barometric Altimeter in Auto mode. I set it to use only the Altimeter, which appears to be recommended for activities that involve frequent changes in elevation. Will see if that helps. Thanks for the input!

I've been a paid subscriber for a good while, primarily for the beacon feature. Now I have a Garmin Instinct watch, and I'm using the tracking feature via the Garmin Connect App. It's actually pretty cool because the way it integrates with Strava, it automatically triggers both the Garmin Tracker Email and the Strava Beaon text once I start my ride from the watch. Of course my heart rate data comes over to Strava as well now, which is nice. The only problem I'm having since switching over to the GPS tracking via the watch is that my rides are recording much greater elevation gain than what I believe to be the actual elevation. Strava has a nice feature that lets you correct the elevation from within the App once the ride is recorded, presumably based on all of its collected data for the given route. Still, I'm perplexed over why Garmin thinks my elevation gain is more than twice what it should be. I changed the settings on the watch to check GPS every second and also to supplement the GPS with Galileo. Same result today though. Anybody have insights on this?

Was this bike parked next to the scooter, or is it a scooter battery mounted on a bike?

I was mistaken about the mash bill on the Stellum bourbon. The 99% corn is only from one of three MGP sourced bourbons in this blend, the other two being high rye. Then there are additions from Tennessee and Kentucky blended in as well. Apparently there are bourbon selections on the market that are made from 100% corn, not to be confused with Corn Whiskey. Might seek out a bottle of the Balcones Texas Blue Corn Bourbon to see what that is all about.

Had a chance to try a few try a few new whiskies at Total Wine today and walked away with this Stellum. I had actually never even heard of it before, but apparently it is a more affordable ($54) version of Barrel whiskey. I really loved it on the nose and palate. Believe this is the highest corn content (99%) I've ever had in a whiskey, and that must really be to my liking. The finish carried through all the way home from the store, and at 115 proof, left a nice warm feeling in the gullet. Can't wait to really get into this one!